SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SECURE MEDICATION DISPENSING

摘要

A dispenser and vial system is disclosed. At least one vial is loaded into a dispenser to automatically dispense dosages of medication made up of units of medication. The vial stores and releases the units of medication. The dispenser has a delivery mechanism configured to dispense a plurality of units of medication (from one or more vials) to make up a dosage of medication, and trigger or actuate the release of the plurality of units of medication based on information on the at least one vial readable by the dispenser to validate the at least one vial prior to the trigger or actuation by a link between, the dosage of medication, a user or patient and the at least one vial.

主权项

1. A vial for storing and automatically dispensing medication, the vial comprising:
a housing comprising a machine-readable medication information label area readable by a dispensing device to validate the vial and a user receiving the medication; a first opening at a first end of the housing; and a container storing a plurality of units of medication, each unit of medication being of a same amount of medication, the container comprising a plurality of slots, each slot configured to release a single unit of medication of the plurality of units of medication through the first opening when the respective slot is aligned with the first opening; wherein the first opening is configured to engage with the dispensing device to trigger dispensing of a dosage of medication made up of a number of units of medication of the plurality of units of medication of the vial, the dispensing by a number of slots of the plurality of slots corresponding to the number of units of medication.